Tylenol

Tylenol for Babies & Toddlers: Follow-up Discussion on #LTKH Tweet Chat

On May 17 and 18, 2011 there was a joint meeting of the FDA Advisory Committee for Nonprescription Drugs and the FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee. I wrote an article about that meeting on May 18, 2011…

Tylenol No Longer Deemed a Pain Reliever for Babies & Toddlers

Tylenol for Babies & Toddlers?!?  The FDA's Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and Pediatric Advisory Committee have together recommended that "pain relief" be removed from the label of Tyle…

Acetaminophen and Liver Failure

Acetaminophen is one of the most commonly used medicines in children. One brand name, Tylenol, is known by most parents in the U.S. Often used by itself to relieve pain or to reduce fevers, it is also…

Fevers, Flu and Tylenol

Many of us still think of fever as an enemy. While a fever can be a warning sign of an illness raging within, the fever is fighting for your child, not against. This was again confirmed in a study in …